Many joint venture brand models have a relatively high acceptance in China, but the performance of Peugeot has been mediocre, and Peugeot has also made a lot of efforts to this end. Recently, Peugeot Automobile lowered the threshold of 1.8T in the Peugeot 4008 and launched the "2022 400THP Creative Edition" with a guiding price of 167,700 yuan. So what changes in the configuration of this car under the premise of maintaining the power advantage, is it worth the consumer to pay for it? Compared with the benchmark Honda CR-V of the compact SUV, can it have a certain competitive strength? Next, let's compare them together.
The threshold is 44,000 yuan lower, reduced but not cheap?
Peugeot 4008 "Chuangxiang Edition" as a 1.8T entry-level model, the guide price of 167,700 yuan, even cheaper than the 1.6T low-end price, and compared with its same power of the mid-matching model "technology version", it is 44,000 yuan cheaper. However, the price reduction has also reduced the configuration on the "Chuangxiang Version", including safety equipment such as parallel assist and active braking system, auxiliary configurations such as front parking radar, steep slope slow descent and electric/induction trunk, comfort configurations such as leather seats, seat heating and 4-way support for the waist of the main seat, as well as technical configurations such as satellite navigation systems, road call rescue and vehicle networking.
However, reducing these configurations is harmless and will not have much impact on daily driving, after all, the configuration of the "Chuangxiang Version" itself is also enough to use, such as airbags, tire pressure alarms, reversing images, 12.3-inch dashboards and 10-inch central control screens, voice control recognition, etc. are not absent, which can fully meet the needs of the car used as a surrogate driving.
Experience the 1.8T of the 4008 and need to spend more money on oil?
In addition, the Peugeot 4008 "Chuangxiang Edition" is equipped with a 1.8T engine, the maximum power is 155kW, the maximum torque is 300N·m, the transmission system is matched by the 8AT gearbox, and the mainstream model of the same class Honda CR-V is equipped with a 1.5T engine, the maximum power is 142kW, the maximum torque is 243N·m, matching the CVT gearbox, the maximum power of the "Chuangxiang Version" is 18 horsepower higher than the CR-V, and the power performance performance is slightly stronger.
In terms of fuel consumption, the comprehensive fuel consumption of the NEDC of the Peugeot 4008 "Chuangxiang Edition" is 6.2L/100km, and the comprehensive fuel consumption of the Honda CR-V NEDC is 6.4-7.3L/100km, but this is the fuel consumption performance under the official test, from the performance of the previous user feedback information, in the daily driving process, the comprehensive fuel consumption of the Peugeot 4008's 100 kilometers is slightly higher than that of the CR-V, and there is a gap of about 1.3L. It can be seen that although the power performance is slightly stronger, the fuel economy performance of the "Chuangxiang Version" is not ideal, and there is still a certain gap compared with the fuel-efficient Japanese car.
4008 is cheaper than 1.21 million yuan, but the space is not dominant?
Compared with the same higher-powered model, the Peugeot 4008 "Chuangxiang Edition" is very good at a good price ratio, and compared with the Honda CR-V's close-priced "2021 240TURBO CVT Two-Wheel Drive Comfort Edition", the "Chuangxiang Edition" also has advantages. Not only is the price 12,100 yuan cheaper, but the configuration in all aspects should be richer and more perfect. For example, the "Chuangxiang Version" has the front and rear head airbags, rear parking radar, engine start-stop technology, keyless start system, leather steering wheel, 12.3-inch full LCD dashboard, imitation leather seat, electric adjustment of the main passenger seat, 10-inch central control screen, voice recognition control system and automatic air conditioning, etc., from the safety performance, comfort performance and scientific and technological performance to "win" cr-V "comfort version". Therefore, if you are willing to accept the high fuel consumption of the Peugeot 4008, you can enjoy a better configuration experience than the CR-V.
As a family car, passenger space is also a major dimension of consumer car selection. In terms of body size, the Peugeot 4008 "Chuangxiang Edition" is the same as the current model, with a length, width and height of 4510/1850/1628mm, and a wheelbase of 2730mm, which belongs to the mainstream level of compact SUVs; the Honda CR-V has a length, width and height of 4621/1855/1679 (1689) mm and a wheelbase of 2660 (2661) mm. Although the wheelbase of the Peugeot 4008 is about 70mm longer than the CR-V, in the actual riding experience, we found that the head space and legroom performance of the CR-V front and rear rows are better, but the middle of the Peugeot 4008 rear row is flat, there is no CR-V like the bulge, and the comfort is not bad. In addition, in the trunk space, the rear seats of both cars support proportional reclining and placing the same large items, which clearly shows that the CR-V can also have a certain amount of space margin. It can be seen that although the configuration is not as good as the Peugeot 4008, the CR-V still maintains its advantages in space as always.
summary
Overall, Peugeot 4008 "Creative Edition" as the entry version of 1.8T, the price is 2,000 yuan cheaper than the low configuration of 1.6T, which can be described as having full sincerity, and on this basis, its product strength has not been discounted, for the mainstream Honda CR-V at the same level, there is also a certain challenge strength. It can be seen that the French car has been doing well recently, and a lot of efforts have been made to stabilize the competitiveness.